Which ultrasonic device do you and/or your hygienist use? |
515 total votes |
|
54% |
Piezo ultrasonic |
|
46% |
Magneto Restrictive ultrasonic |
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The hygiene area of my practice is: |
260 total votes |
|
13% |
Very profitable |
|
11% |
Slightly profitable |
|
31% |
Break-even |
|
33% |
Slightly unprofitable |
|
12% |
Very unprofitable |
|
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Approximately how many treatment hours do you schedule a hygienist in your office per week? |
292 total votes |
|
12% |
Zero, I do not have a hygienist |
|
10% |
8 - 16 |
|
28% |
17 - 32 |
|
29% |
33 - 48 |
|
11% |
49 - 64 |
|
6% |
65 - 80 |
|
5% |
81 or more |
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Approximately how many total treatment hours is a dentist scheduled for non-hygiene procedures per week? (Including all doctors in the practice) |
284 total votes |
|
35% |
17 - 32 |
|
48% |
33 - 48 |
|
8% |
49 - 64 |
|
4% |
65 - 80 |
|
4% |
81 or more |
|
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Do you have a Soft Tissue Program in place? |
283 total votes |
|
66% |
Yes |
|
34% |
No |
|
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Do you utilize an assistant for assisted (accelerated) hygiene? |
286 total votes |
|
23% |
Yes |
|
77% |
No |
|
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Do you have a front office receptionist who does hygiene coordination and scheduling as a full-time job? |
285 total votes |
|
25% |
Yes |
|
75% |
No |
|
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What % of your practice is on active recall? |
284 total votes |
|
11% |
Less than 25% |
|
24% |
26 - 50% |
|
36% |
51 - 75% |
|
29% |
76% or greater |
|
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What % of your new patients do you diagnose with the need for scaling and root planning? |
286 total votes |
|
16% |
1 - 10% |
|
29% |
11 - 20% |
|
26% |
21 - 30% |
|
13% |
31 - 40% |
|
17% |
41% or more |
|
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What percentage of your patient base has some form of periodontal disease? |
287 total votes |
|
3% |
1 - 10% |
|
14% |
11 - 20% |
|
19% |
21 - 30% |
|
17% |
31 - 40% |
|
18% |
41 -50% |
|
29% |
51% or more |
|
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Do you use lasers to treat perio? |
289 total votes |
|
11% |
Yes |
|
89% |
No |
|
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If you are not using a laser what is prohibiting you from adding lasers to your periodontal program? |
259 total votes |
|
46% |
High cost |
|
17% |
Lack of peer-reviewed evidence |
|
19% |
No need |
|
19% |
Lack of education about perio and lasers |
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How important is it for you to get a patient’s periodontal condition stable before treating their restorative needs? |
288 total votes |
|
18% |
I always get perio stable first. |
|
60% |
I almost always get perio stable first. |
|
15% |
I sometimes get perio stable first. |
|
5% |
I seldom get perio stable first. |
|
1% |
I do the restorative first so the patient has an investment to take care of. |
|
2% |
I let the patient decide what they want first. |
|
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How do you and your hygiene department manage the periodontal disease of your patients? |
282 total votes |
|
9% |
My hygienist does the diagnosis and treatment. |
|
37% |
I diagnose it and my hygienist treats it. |
|
13% |
We use ProDentec STM program. |
|
26% |
We have created our own periodontal program. |
|
8% |
We do not have a specific periodontal program |
|
6% |
We refer it to a specialist. |
|
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How often do you do full mouth 6 point probing and charting on your new patients? |
285 total votes |
|
2% |
Never |
|
9% |
Seldom |
|
24% |
Sometimes |
|
65% |
Always |
|
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How often do you do PSC screening on your patients? |
284 total votes |
|
37% |
Never |
|
15% |
Seldom |
|
17% |
Sometimes |
|
31% |
Always |
|
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Of your active perio patients, for what % do you administer Chemo therapeutics? |
285 total votes |
|
40% |
1-10% |
|
18% |
11 - 20% |
|
15% |
21 - 30% |
|
5% |
31 - 40% |
|
5% |
41 - 50% |
|
16% |
51% or more |
|
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What type of chemotherapeutic agents do you use most often? |
275 total votes |
|
31% |
Arestin |
|
4% |
Perio Chip |
|
5% |
Atridox |
|
49% |
Chlorahexidine rinse |
|
11% |
RX for antibiotics |
|
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What would be your treatment recommendation for a patient who presented with: 4 mm pockets, bleeding on probing, no bone loss? |
288 total votes |
|
23% |
Prophy only |
|
7% |
Prophy & site specific or systemic antibiotics |
|
41% |
Debridement with a follow-up prophy |
|
11% |
Debridement & site specific or systemic antibiotics with a follow-up prophy |
|
14% |
SRP |
|
3% |
SRP & site specific or systemic antibiotics |
|
1% |
Refer to periodontist |
|
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What would be your treatment recommendation for a patient who presented with: 5-6 mm pockets, bleeding on probing, with bone loss? |
286 total votes |
|
0% |
Prophy only |
|
0% |
Prophy & site specific or systemic antibiotics |
|
6% |
Debridement with a follow-up prophy |
|
9% |
Debridement & site specific or systemic antibiotics with a follow-up prophy |
|
32% |
SRP |
|
42% |
SRP & site specific or systemic antibiotics |
|
10% |
Refer to periodontist |
|
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When you refer patients to a specialist for treatment, what percentage of patients do you believe follow through with the referral? |
284 total votes |
|
23% |
1 - 25% |
|
25% |
26 - 50% |
|
29% |
51 - 75% |
|
24% |
76 - 99% |
|
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What percent of the time is your hygiene department treating perio patients with scaling & root planning, soft tissue management, etcetera? |
279 total votes |
|
23% |
1 - 10% |
|
29% |
11 - 20% |
|
22% |
21 - 30% |
|
9% |
31 - 40% |
|
6% |
41 - 50% |
|
11% |
51% or more |
|
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Which camp do you subscribe to? |
284 total votes |
|
10% |
Only biofilm removal is necessary |
|
90% |
Complete calculus removal is necessary |
|
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Do you teach your patients that calculus causes periodontal disease? |
284 total votes |
|
63% |
Yes |
|
37% |
No |
|
|
Which do your patients prefer more? |
283 total votes |
|
34% |
Hand scalers |
|
66% |
Ultrasonics |
|
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Are you using ultrasonic scalers for subgingival debridement? |
287 total votes |
|
97% |
Yes |
|
3% |
No |
|
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What is the most important factor in selecting an Ultrasonic Scaler? |
280 total votes |
|
19% |
Cost |
|
3% |
Size |
|
34% |
Tip Selection |
|
11% |
Handpiece Ergonomics |
|
33% |
Patient Sensitivity |
|
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How often do you recommend home irrigation? |
280 total votes |
|
77% |
0 - 5 times per week |
|
13% |
1 - 2 times per month |
|
10% |
Once every 2 months |
|
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Do you currently stock oral health products in your office to dispense/sell to your patients? |
284 total votes |
|
77% |
Yes |
|
23% |
No |
|
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